Robert R. Smith, 93, died May 14, 2008 at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born December 11, 1914 at Hoisington, Kansas, the son of Herbert and Mayme (Tromer) Smith. He married Margaret Murphy October 11, 1946 at Great Bend, Kansas. Mr. Smith was a brakeman and conductor for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. He was a lifetime resident of the Hoisington and Great Bend area. Mr. Smith was a member of Prince of Peace Parish at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Great Bend; was a former member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7428, Hoisington; was former chairman of the board of the Great Bend Commission on Aging; was active at the Barton County Historical Society, and Friends of the Library, Great Bend. He also served on the Hoisington City Council for thirteen years, was local and assistant general chairman for the United Transportation Union, and served as representative for Barton County on the Silverhaired Legislature for six years. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Smith, Great Bend, Kansas; three sons: Dennis Smith, Gainesville, Florida; Terry Smith, Salina, Kansas; and Mark Smith, Shadyside, Maryland; four daughters: Sharon Schremmer, Wichita, Kansas; Linda Whitt, Hutchinson, Kansas; Jan Morgenstern, Hoisington, Kansas; and Mary Dumler, Hoisington, Kansas; fifteen grandchildren; and eighteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Tremor Smith and a great-grandchild, Kirsten Ochs. Vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m., Friday, May 16, 2008 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 17, 2008 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Celebrant will be Father Ultan Murphy. Burial will be in the St. John Church Cemetery with military rites by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7428 and American Legion Post #286. Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Foundation in care of the funeral home.